What is the Least Common Multiple of 78088 and 78104?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 78088 and 78104 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78088 and 78104, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78088,78104) = 8
LCM(78088,78104) = ( 78088 × 78104) / 8
LCM(78088,78104) = 6098985152 / 8
LCM(78088,78104) = 762373144

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78088 and 78104 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78088 and 78104. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78088 and 78104.

Prime Factorization of 78088

Prime Factorization of 78104

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78088 and 78104.

LCM(78088,78104) = 2³ × 43¹ × 227¹ × 13¹ × 751¹
LCM(78088,78104) = 762373144